Classification

Distribution

Endemic to northern and central Borneo, with records from the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah, Brunei Darussalam, and the Indonesian provinces North Kalimantan (Kalimantan Utara) and East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur).

Maximum Standard Length

This species can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: barbels longer than head but not extending beyond the pectoral-fin base; body relatively slender, depth fits 3.6-4.2 times in SL; head relatively short, length fits 4.6-4.8 times in SL; 9-10 branched dorsal-fin rays; 16-17 branched anal-fin rays.

Kottelat, M., 2013 - Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 27: 1-663The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibiography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries.

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